text_original: He was interested in the literature of his native land and tried to preserve the old Teutonic ballads of the Franks of which he had a collection made. Un  fortunately his successor, Louis the Pious, deeming them mere relics of paganism, caused the book to be destroyed.
text_transcription: HE WAS INTERESTED IN THE LITERATURE OF HIS NATIVE LAND AND TRIED TO PRESERVE THE OLD TEUTONIC BALLADS OF THE FRANKS OF WHICH HE HAD A COLLECTION MADE UNFORTUNATELY HIS SUCCESSOR LOUIS THE PIOUS DEEMING THEM MERE RELICS OF PAGANISM CAUSED THE BOOK TO BE DESTROYED
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv lˈænd ænd tɹˈaɪd tə pɹɪzˈɜːv ðɪ ˈoʊld tjuːtˈɑːnɪk bˈælədz ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən mˈeɪd. ˈʌn fˈɔːɹtʃənətli hɪz səksˈɛsɚ, lˈuːi ðə pˈaɪəs, dˈiːmɪŋ ðˌɛm mˈɪɹ ɹˈɛlɪks ʌv pˈeɪɡənˌɪzəm, kˈɔːzd ðə bˈʊk təbi dᵻstɹˈɔɪd.